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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021883 · 2/25/2017 · Brooks, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Brooks, Inc.
Location
211 Beechwood Street, THOMASTON, MAINE, 04861
NAICS
423830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding wire mesh into a rotary shear when the employee's right hand was pulled into the shear blade, amputating the index finger and damaging the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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